Yesterday, I woke up early to help my neighbour.


Their garden was messy, so we cleaned it together.


We planted flowers and picked up rubbish.


After that, we drank tea and talked about our families.


Later, I went home and rested.


In the afternoon, I read a book and cooked dinner.


Grammar Focus

  • Regular Verbs: Add -ed.
    • Example: “cleaned.”
  • Irregular Verbs: Memorize.
    • Example: “drank.”
Verb Past Tense
help helped
clean cleaned
drink drank
cook cooked
read read

Vocabulary Highlights

  • Time: yesterday, after that, in the afternoon.
  • Action verbs: helped, planted, picked, drank, read, cooked.

Activity:

Fill in the blanks:

  1. Yesterday, I ______ (wake) up early to help my neighbor.
  2. We ______ (plant) flowers and ______ (pick) up rubbish.
  3. After that, we ______ (drink) tea and ______ (talk) about our families.
  4. In the afternoon, I ______ (read) a book and ______ (cook) dinner.